2006 Hanbury Scramble

Sunday the 10th September 2006, the 5th round of the British Classic Scrambles Championship was held at Hanbury in Worcestershire. Although not entered in the championship, we decided to take this opportunity to resurrect our old Royal Enfield Hill Climber. We built a new engine using our 612cc performance kit, this was totally standard apart from the use of a Royal Enfield Fury “Bighead” with a 36mm Amal carburetter.

We had a new local rider, Richard White, who is well known amongst the modern bikes, but this was his first time he had competed in a pre 65 scramble. For its first outing we were really pleased with its 5th, 4th and 3rd positions throughout the day.

Richard White has now been bitten by the bug and would like to compete in the British Classic Championship in 2007. We will be competing against some very experienced riders and well sorted fast bikes, so we have a busy winter ahead developing and testing. Watch this space for further news.

A good start
Nice and clean before racing begins
711 is a big bike, but has the power and agility to gain places on the corners
2 places gained on that corner and powers up the hill to catch the next
A bit dusty
Its that favourite corner again
The bumps may not look much, but it tests the suspension to the limit and beyond
Playing catch up
A bit wide, but at least Richard can see
The Enfield has a very distinctive and individual appearance
Reaching speeds of nearly 70mph on the long back straight, a fairing may of been useful
Up the hill in 2nd place
Too fast for the camera shutter